[PCM+) Ponca City News:

Over 100 Years of History and Still Going

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With over a century of serving this community, Ponca City News continues to provide the local area news in a changing world. Originally founded in 1893, its current Director of Operations Nick Theodoran, explains that even though readership for print media is down from even 20 years ago, the readers who continue to read are dedicated.

Theodoran moved to Ponca City from Independence, Kansas, to take over in his current position in April 2020, after the purchase of Ponca City News by its current owners in late 2018. The purchase by Kay Media, with owners Scott Wesner and Scott Woods, who grew up in Cordell, Oklahoma, increased the number of local papers owned by the two to around 20. Theodoran works with about 10 of those as press designer, after beginning with the organization in the mailroom in high school. Since he moved here during COVID-19, the hardest part was truly getting acclimated to this city and its people—for him professionally and his family personally. However, they now love all this area of Oklahoma has to offer.